"pigeon clock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pigeon clocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pigeon clock (plural pigeon clocks)
  1. A timing device used to officially record the exact time a pigeon returns to its loft in a race.
    Sense id: en-pigeon_clock-en-noun-dawnBZz0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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